Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology

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Bilateral Sixth Nerve Palsies as the Sole Manifestation of Atypical Miller-Fisher Syndrome

양측 외전신경마비만을 보인 비전형적 Miller-Fisher 증후군

  • Nho, Sang-Woo (Department of Neurology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Kuk (Department of Neurology, Dong-A University Postgraduate Medical School) ;
  • Park, Whan-Seok (Department of Neurology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Jung, Eun-Joo (Department of Neurology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Jin (Department of Neurology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Eung-Gyu (Department of Neurology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Bae, Jong-Seok (Department of Neurology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital)
  • 노상우 (인제대학교 의과대학 부산백병원 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김종국 (동아대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 박환석 (인제대학교 의과대학 부산백병원 신경과학교실) ;
  • 정은주 (인제대학교 의과대학 부산백병원 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김상진 (인제대학교 의과대학 부산백병원 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김응규 (인제대학교 의과대학 부산백병원 신경과학교실) ;
  • 배종석 (인제대학교 의과대학 부산백병원 신경과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.08.26
  • Accepted : 2011.01.11
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

Recently, we encountered a man with isolated bilateral sixth nerve palsies and areflexia whose titer of anti-GQ1b IgG antibody was elevated. We propose that bilateral sixth nerve palsies can be the sole manifestation of "anti-GQ1b antibody syndromes" and that patients with isolated bilateral sixth nerve palsies should be administered an anti-GQ1b antibody test for the diagnosis of acute immune-related neuropathy.

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